"Regrets.. I've had a few.."

Idea for a phone topic: what regrets do you have about 2004 that you hope not to repeat in 2005?

For example, Broadway and TV (literally!) "lovely" Dame Edna says that her regret is that she tosses gladiolas to the audience every night as her on stage farewell, costing big bucks. She now wishes she had chosen cactuses or nettles (to save a few dollars), according to the Sunday New York Times on 12/26..